Oral history interview with Elmer A. Benson, 1981, 1983 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Benson discusses his membership in the Farmer-Labor Party and his political beliefs. He talks about his appointment to the U.S. Senate in 1935 by Gov. Floyd B. Olson and his unsuccessful campaign in 1938 for a second term as Governor of Minnesota. He also provides stories about and assessments of political acquaintances, including Adolph and Otto Bremer, Floyd B. Olson, Philip LaFollette, Harold Stassen, Hubert Humphrey, Henry Wallace, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Orville Freeman and others